Daniel Pope Cook

Daniel Pope Cook (1794 – October 16, 1827) was a politician, lawyer and newspaper publisher. He was an anti-slavery activist. He was the state's first attorney general, and then congressman. Cook County, Illinois, is named after him.Cook, Daniel Pope - Biographical Information

Cook died on October 16, 1827, at the age of 32 in Scott County, Kentucky.Ben Gelman: Illinois' Daniel Pope Cook packed a lifetime into 33 years

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